Saturday, May 26, 2012

During my vacation to Oahu, Hawaii this month I had the privilege to share the experience of the USS Arizona Memorial with my daughter and granddaughters. The USS Arizona is built over the wreck of the battleship USS Arizona and was dedicated on Memorial Day 1962. It serves as a lasting tribute to the 1,177 men who lost their lives on the "Day of Infamy".

Memorial Day May 28, 2012 marks the 70TH Anniversary of the Memorial.

The USS Arizona tells the story of how World War II started.

The USS Missouri tells the story of how World War II ended.

Next to the USS Arizona Memorial Visitors Center, is moored the battleship known as

"Mighty Mo"

Particularly stirring is a walk on the Surrender Deck, where on September 2, 1945, Japan signed the "Instrument of Surrender" ending World War II.

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

I get so excited when I have a reason to find some fun plates and to design a tablescape.
When I saw these darling plates at Tuesday Morning I had to buy them.

We have two hummingbird feeders outside our window and it is such a joy to watch the birds fly up to the feeder and drink the sugar water. We have lots of hummingbirds in our garden too.

I do question the placement of the hummingbirds. One upside down is interesting.Audubon
Columbian Humming Bird
art for the watercolors of John James Audubon (1851-(1985)

I. Godinger & Co.

White plate - Pier 1~years ago

Clear plate from yard sale ~ years ago

Grape vine wreath Dollar Tree ~ months ago

Audubon Plates~ weeks ago

I have been wanting some grape vine wreaths to use as tablescapes, so I decided to make my own from my grape vine in the garden. Ha - Ha. I started the project and after about an hour with no success I decided my time was more valuable and I found these beauties at the Dollar Tree for a buck a piece and

While I was on vacation the roses bloomed and now they are fading away.

I wanted to give you a small tour of the garden before

I start to move things and plant more annuals for the summer.

The angel is new. I plan to move her to the big garden.

'Climbing New Dawn' is blooming beautifully. The pink flowers are falling all over the ground and it's so fragrant.

A view from the patio, looking at the flower garden.

I just finished cleaning the patio and now it's time to weed the flower garden.

The vegetable garden is to the right and sweetheart just finished planting small plants, so there isn't much to see yet. I will surely show you the results in about 30 days.

This is 'New Dawn' looking into the backyard. You can see the pergola that was built last winter. Sweetheart is installing water and electric next to the left hand post.

I will have a drip system on the plants surrounding the entire pergola. I'm so excited to get started planting.

'The Reeve' David Austin English Rose

I think it looks just like a Peony.

'Graham Thomas' A David Austin Rose

Peony

I transplanted these peonies from my mother's yard. To see my mom's yard Go HERE

This is a view from the garden. I'm standing behind my Iceberg Rose. We have 8/10 of an acre. The weather is very warm in the summer and folks ask us why we don't have a pool. Well for years we had a boat and would go out to the lake in the evening after work and spend all weekend boating. There are two beautiful lakes about 20 minutes from our house and I loved boating. Such Freedom. No telephone, laundry and a picnic is easy to carry. Just a swimsuit and a towel. The kids would water ski for hours, then we would stop for lunch on the boat and float on rafts and swim awhile...
No Pool at this house!

'St Patrick' is one of my favorite beautiful roses and my snow peas are to the right. YUM!

'Tiffany' rose in front of my 'Red Flame' grape vine. YUM!

I hope to plant Blue Morning Glory on the wire fence next week.

Yes, we have artichokes... I have a 'Therese Bugnet' rose planted behind the artichokes. Hopefully next year it will taller and more beautiful.

'Ingrid Bergman' is blooming up a storm and my angel is watching the weeds grow.

I hope you have enjoyed your garden tour. I have lots of plans for the garden this year and I will be sharing more with you real soon.

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